WELSH duo Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe played a supporting role to Team Sky colleagues Ian Stannard and Matthew Hayman at the Dwars Door Vlaanderen in Belgium.

WELSH duo Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe played a supporting role to Team Sky colleagues Ian Stannard and Matthew Hayman at the Dwars Door Vlaanderen in Belgium.

Thomas, who was not on the original Team Sky start list before the race, finished 19th ahead of Rowe who was classified in 36th.

After his sixth place in Milan-San Remo last weekend, Ian Stannard (Team Sky) once again showed his Classics form.

The British champion took ninth place behind winner Oscar Gatto in Waregem after leading the chase group into the home straight in an attempt to catch escapee Thomas Voeckler and set-up team mate Hayman for a sprint.

Hayman eventually took third place after Voeckler was caught within yards of the line. Vacansoleil's Borut Bozic claimed second.

Rowe tweeted “Tough day in the office here at Dwars Door Vlaanderen. Chuffed for the big man Hayman who finished third.”

Rowe and Thomas are in line to feature in E3 Grand Prix on Friday, Ghent- Wevelgem on Sunday, then the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix on the subsequent two weekends.

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